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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Loanfirm
Reply-To: <richardloanfirm1021@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:37:51 +0530
Subject: APPLY FOR LOAN TODAY


HALIFAX LOAN FINANCE Private Limited Company Trinity Road Halifax West York=
shire HX1 2RG United Kingdom P O Box 548 Company No. 02045934 Good Day, Are=
you a business man or woman? Are you in any financial difficulties or do y=
ou need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle you=
r debt or pay off your bills or Do you have a low credit score, and you are=
finding it hard to obtain capital loan from local banks/other financial in=
stitutes? Do you need a loan or funding for any reason such as, * Vehicle L=
oans * Real Estate Loans * Business Loans * Other Loans * Line of Credit * =
MasterCard LOAN RATES: Minimum: $5,000 USD Maximum: $20,000,000 USD Contact=
us via Email: richardloanfirm1021@gmail.com Note: Loan is giving out for j=
ust 2% interest rate yearly. Kindly be informed that loan will be given to =
you in any country you resides in the world. Sir, Richard Thomas Tell: (+44=
) 77 846 15 028=20

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